"The counterfactual to your argument is just as appalling, "You don't deserve to live here because you aren't from here". You had to be born somewhere, and some

"The counterfactual to your argument is just as appalling, "You don't deserve to live here because you aren't from here". You had to be born somewhere, and some of us had the misfortune of being born in a place where they no longer want to stay." That is not the counterfactual to my argument. And while I do have sympathy for those who do need to leave, SF's history as a destination for marginalized members of society due to their sexuality, I also have sympathy for those who are already there, and do wish to continue living where they have roots. Repealing rent control when there is not surplus housing does nothing but raise rents, because the housing that people claim will be built if there is no rent control will not appear overnight. "There is no empirical evidence to support this position." You have the fact that rents in SV are already insane. Landlords are wanting to raise rents even further, otherwise they would not be wanting the repeal of rent control. "ut if you look at the net impact you will see that more people will benefit regardless of their income level by the repeal of rent control" Only if the additional housing is there. Otherwise they will be forced to leave. Rents will rise, which you cannot deny, and it is quite likely that many of those already there will not be able to afford it. Building housing is slow, and you are asking those most vulnerable to bear the brunt of the damage.